Burgos

0 km. Another rest day.

Head off tomorrow towards León, around 174 km and eight days across the high basin (above 800 m) of the northern Meseta (plateau). I’m looking forward to the open country, to what I think will be a starkly beautiful landscape. But today, it’s a day of wandering Burgos.

Called into the markets to stock up on fruit for tomorrow.

Floral displays on many public buildings in central Burgos – this one the military museum.

Will be following these markers out of town tomorrow.

Lunch. Morcilla (blood sausage) on the left; zucchini wrapped around minced beef on the right.

Bought a new Camino guidebook. Michelin. Maps and elevation profiles only. (I bought John Brierley’s A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Camino de Santiago last time I was in Burgos, but decided not to bring it as it added weight and I had downloaded basic maps to my phone. It’s almost the bible for many peregrinos though – as ubiquitous amongst them as Lonely Planet guides are for European backpackers in Australia.)

Route for tomorrow’s leg.

Burgos, from the castle. The cathedral -Catedral de Santa María – is prominent.